OWC Releases 480GB 2.5-inch Solid-state Drive

According to OWC, the SSDs feature sustained data rates of 285MBps and 7 percent overprovisioning (extra storage space that the drives uses for background processes to preserve SSD reliability). OWC also claims that the new SSD use less power, which helps preserve laptop battery life.

The 2.5-inch SSDs can be installed in Mac laptops, as well as Mac desktop computers using an adapter.